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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

/ Application filed December 11, 1920. Serial No. 429,991.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. PAro'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tucson, in the county of Pima and State of Arizona, have invented a new and useful Brick, of which the following is a spec1fioation.

This invention relates to building constructions, and more particularly to a novel method of laying bricks in the formation of walls, it being the primary object of the invention to reduce the number of bricks required in the formation of a wall, to a minimum, and with due consideration for the heat and cold resisting qualities of the wall.

A further but important object of the invention is to'construct a wall in a manner to insure etficient ventilation throughout the entire length thereof.

A still further object of the invention is to construct a wall in sections, the bricks of one section extending beyond the'ends of the adjacent bricks of the sectlon, to interlock with the adjacent section.

With the foregoing and other objectsin view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of a wall constructed in accordance with the present method.

Fig. 2 illustrates a sectional view taken on line 22 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 illustrates a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4- illustrates a sectional view taken 0 line l4 of Fig. 1. 1

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of a wall constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Referring .to the drawing in detail, the wall includes a plurality of sections, each section including opposed sides constructed of bricks 5 supported in spaced relation by the brick 7 the bricks 5 having contact with the brick 7, the side edges of the bricks 5 engaging the upper and lower faces respectlvely, of the brick 7, so that a portion of the brick 7 extends inwardly to provide a support for the end brick 8 of the section.

As shown, the end bricks 8 of a section have portions thereof extending beyond the ends of the bricks 5 which form the side walls of the section to contact with the bricks of the adjacent section, interlocking the sections as clearly illustrated by Fig. 1 of the drawing.

It is of course obvious that while I have described one side and end of a section, this construction is duplicated at the opposite side and end to form a rectangular section, in plan.

In the wall construction, bricks 9 are positioned in alternating sections, which bricks are disposed in horizontal positions, having the side edges thereof disposed between the bricks 5 of a section, whereby the sections are braced against lateral strain.

It might be further stated that the bricks of the sections which form the outer surface of the wall, are provided with grooves indicated at 11, which grooves may be filled with cement, to give the wall the appearance of a structure formed of relatively narrow bricks.

From the foregoing it is obvious that due to the construction of the sections, air passageways are provided, both vertically and transversely of the structure to insure a perfect ventilation of the wall to the end that any moisture which may collect or be absorbed by the bricks, may be readily evaporated.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a wall construction, bricks arranged to provide opposed stretcher rows, alternate built-up sections disposed between the stretcher rows, one of said sections includ ing bricks laid on their side faces and having their adjacent edges disposed in spaced relation to provide a passageway, the adjacent section including bricks laid on their side faces, and bricks positioned on the upper side faces of the latter bricks.

2. In a wall construction, bricks arranged to provide opposed stretcher rows, bricks disposed between the opposed stretcher rows,

the latter bricks being laid on their side In testimony that I claim the foregoing as faces to provide an air passageway theremy own, I have hereto affixed my signabetween, the bricks forming the front surture in the presence of two witnesses.

face of the wall being provided with JAMES ALEXANDER PAPOT. grooves, the distance between the edges of Witnesses: the bricks and grooves being equal to the O. G. FAILOR,

Width of the bricks laid on their side faces. M. L. CAMPBELL. 

